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CS/SB 1140: Medication/Administering to Children

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wise ; Wilson

Medication/Administering to Children; provides that refusal of parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for child's welfare to administer or consent to administration of any psychotropic medication to child does not, in & of itself, constitute grounds for dept. to take child into custody; prohibits specified persons working in certain facilities from administering medications to child without written authorization of child's parent or legal guardian, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 Senate - Died in Committee on Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/10/2003 Senate • Prefiled
12/18/2003 Senate • Referred to Children and Families; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Education; Judiciary; Criminal Justice
2/9/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/18/04, 9:00 am, 37-S
2/18/2004 Senate • CS by Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/20/2004 Senate • Now in Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care
3/2/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Education; Judiciary; Criminal Justice -SJ 00065; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/18/04, 9:00 am, 37-S; CS by Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00155; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00144; Now in Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care -SJ 00155
4/7/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 04/12/04, 5:00 pm, 412-K
4/12/2004 Senate • Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00582
4/13/2004 Senate • Now in Education -SJ 00582
4/30/2004 Senate • Died in Committee on Education